Why do modern video games have no iconic music like Mario, Zelda, Megaman, Castlevania, Street Fighter, etc?
Why do modern video games have no iconic music like Mario, Zelda, Megaman, Castlevania, Street Fighter, etc?
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Halo does.
Nah
I forgot this halome.nu
They had to do more with less
There's so much shit nowadays it's harder to make something stand out
undertale does
They might. They just haven't become iconic yet.
All those games you listed only became iconic years later.
They go for atmosphere over catchy jingles now
They all fell for the orchestral meme
halo did
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Are temp tracks the issue again?
despite being the biggest dissapointment i've ever had the misfortune to play, Destiny had an amazing soundtrack.
343i and Microsoft's Jewry won't erase the good memories my friend.
Tracer
Would this really count? I mean, it was already the theme for Witcher 1.
>what is Undertale
Regardless, old music was very limited so it required to be catchy to be good.
Now with the orchestral shit, it doesn't have to be catchy ==> Not memorable
Well I'd say Shovel Knights music is pretty catchy.
As was the main theme of VVVVVVV.
The catchiest music in a modern video game for me was Shatter.
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There's some good composers out there still, at least in the indie scene.
Many modern games either license music, go orchestral, or have some sort of ambience.
The reason we remember retro music is because it's simple enough to remember in full detail.
I could spend all day whistling the music from the Mario series or Sonic 1-3.
Can't say I'd say the same for Dark Souls' OST.
>vidya music everyone knows
maybe minecraft?
I've never played though
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BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY
persona series got sweetass music, dont know it it qualify to be "iconic" though.
Minecraft OST is shit
A lot of them fail in keeping proper leitmotifs.
Wouldn't be surprised knowing how much the gaming industry wants to suck the film industry's cock.
I personally think the avengers assemble theme is really catchy, the one that kicks in in The Avengers when they all pose in front of Loki
Also the captain america jingle is catchy and memorable enough to remember at least a few days afterwards
Beyond that the soundtracks are so fucking uninspired I can't even imagine why they didn't actually hire someone other than "orchestral composer #58923"
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it's like tchaikovski and dvorak had a baby!
because those were created during the 8 or 16-bit era.
they had way more limitations so they had to create simple tunes which tend to be easier to remember and recognize
I can guarantee you there are kids out there who have Minecraft music burned into their heads just like you have Mario music.
Because melodies.
Old video games had shitty sound, so they had to compensate with the melody being memorable. Now we have all this Orchestral music that's not very memorable.
Also you got older.
why do modern devs hate catchy and memorable music?
I can recognize Morrowind theme in my sleep though.
Beethoven's 9th symphony uses as much instruments as any modern orchestral OST and yet it manages to be memorable
>One song
Nawww
Only game that did epic orchestra right in is Bloodborne
So fucking good.
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Also OP is blocking out many games
Persona 3-4 ? i really dont like them but they are pretty memorable
Because they're appealing to everyone making most characters similar to each other. Yuri from vesperia is remembered
there is a study about it, if melody compresses into short numbers perfectly it's is catchy
basically there is a formula for pop music thanks to science
There is nothing wrong with orchestral OSTs especially if they are Baroque as fuck like the Castlevania ones.
Just because modern VGM can't really be used as your fucking ringtone doesn't mean it's any worse.
t. hipster
>it is cliche fromsoftware epic moment music #37
Skyrim
Soule is an exception
complicated things make you look smart
they want to be treated as artists
i can't remember a single track from zelda.
DQ on other hand are pretty catchy
nobody knows DQ theme in the west, weeb
Normie's and the west have garbage taste in music. Japanese games still get good soundtrack s
I'd rather listen to the TLoU soundtrack over SMB
>implying i'm westerner
that's because it was Telleman rip off
at least that's what it sound like to me
You can see this happen in Skyward Sword. Funny enough, they had the resources to do the orchestra thing in TP and WW, but those are still memorable in music. Also, Galaxy is orchestrated, but still has some of the best songs in the series. (Gusty Garden, Melty Molten)
This.
Kancolle does
Indie games do
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Triple A games are for dumb casual fags with no taste, which is why everything about them sucks including the OST. In the past games weren't as mainstream
I think you mean why do modern video games have nothing iconic.
Name one iconic character in the past decade that was suddenly everywhere or defined a genre. Pro tip: you can't
Orchestral garbage>>synth garbage
wew lad. more like good music>bad music
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what do I win?
Apparently I win "can't read award"
Make no mistake, what you posted is garbage. AAA music is just as bad but at least takes more effort
what about big daddy? it was iconic enough
Risk of Rain
FTL
Undertale
Crypt of the Necrodancer
and that's only indie shit
post some good music then so I can laugh at you
Stop being a fucking weaboo, Halo's music is great.
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They do, but they dont seem as memorable to you because they arent being pumped out with the sound chips in old consoles.
Any kid playing Mario on NES can remember the tune and hum it later.
But not so much when it comes to modern games which can have full orchestral music.
TL;DR It's the difference between Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and New World Symphony's 4th Movement.
Xenoblade X has one of the most iconic and memorable soundtracks I've ever heard because of how hilariously bad the english was and how awkward the vocals could be, plus it's pretty catchy.
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Precisely this. This is why, for example, Touhou music is very memorable - because ZUN always focuses on his tracks having one or two "core" melodies that are quickly memorized and can also be easily reinterpreted, which is the reason why there's millions of arranges of every single track.
>Generic Hans Zimmer shit
nah
>thread about modern music
>post Halo 1
Wew lad.
stop posting shitty songs
those are maybe your favorite, but nothing 'iconic'
Could post any generic AAA music and it'd be better than what you posted
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x has such a distinct style that i could hear a 20 second sample of the soundtrack and immediately recognize it most of the time desu
>1:45 in the first link
HAHAHAHHAHA
What exactly is your definition of modern, buddy? But if you want one more recent, fiine, here's one from the most recent Halo game worth a damn.
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It's a remake of the original in 2007 but the instrumentation really does make it stand out compared to the original.
It's qualitatively better than the meandering crappy synth music with crap instruments in binding of isaac, not that it's any good at all it's just a generic aaa game music off the top of my head, but it has production quality at least
Part of what makes it memorable is because it has a pretty unique sound and how catchy it is to be honest with you family. The shitty vocals and lyrics make it even more fun just because the soundtrack never feels serious.
>HOW MANY TIME YOU GOTTA KILL YOUR FRIEND?
>HOW MANY TIME YOU GOTTA SHOOT THEIR HEAD?
>IT'S LIKE ENDLESS WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
it's top comfy m8
Best W3 track incoming.
go play some call of duty then watch the avengers pleb
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Gaur Plains faggots.
This is only iconic for JRPGs, almost nobody outside of JRPG circles will recognize this track.
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va-11 hall-a had some nice stuff
God I hate this composer so fucking much. Maybe his shit would be more tolerable if he'd stop writing lyrics in languages his dumb chink ass doesn't understand.
>you like thing? haha here are completely unrelated popular things that i don't like lol i'm so much better than you for liking what i like
I'm not even him, but you really need to grow the fuck up.
Still won't see reason lel
so does Witcher
Anymore of the guy just by himself
Preferably shirtless and with a bulge showing
I can think of dozens of Japanese games with "Iconic" OSTs.
The Elder Scrolls Main Theme is pretty iconic. Granted, It's been used for a while now, but that's probably one of the reason it is.
Assassin's creed has also been using Ezio's Family as the series' Leitmotif since 2.
That's all I can think of for the west. There's probably more though.
how about Sims and Doom
>Weebs posting tracks from their niche RPGs
Don't be fooled, this music is just as generic if not more so than the average OST in a western AAA game
>Modern vidya music isn't memorable
>Bloodborne
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>SMG
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>Gears of War
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>Metal Gear
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>Dragon's Dogma
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I can do this shit all day, OP.
>implying mgs4 OST isn't pinnacle of epicness in vidya
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>implying mgs encounter isn't iconic by now
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shit, i need to replay it
>bunch of underage idiots post their favorite songs
Do you even know what 'iconic' means?
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there's no 'iconic music' the way you refer to it anymore simply because there's far more games and no longer a couple of games that you'll find in almost any household such as Super Mario.
If by iconic you mean a track that everyone knows is from a certain game and is widely recognized then youtube.com
>there are people on Cred Forums that think anything about undertale is iconic
That is not what iconic means and not what op was asking.
Also, undertale isn't mainstream in the slightest bit (selling well does not equal mainstream, before you even say it), and not 'everyone" will know where that comes from, you delusional furfag.
The Uncharted theme is pretty iconic. They took a fat shit on it with the 4th game though.
Picture looks cute, what game is it from?
Kantai collection nigga
MGS has some great music